Christopher Appleton Email & Phone Number

North West England

Maternity CoverRepresenting Proctor & Gamble Health & Beauty Products in Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsburys and Boots. Covering Warrington, St Helens, Wigan, Liverpool, Formby, parts of Manchester, Ormskirk, Burscough. Placing FSDUs and displays, ensuring fixtures are at their optimum by filling from warehouse stockDeveloping relationships with Store Management and Store Colleagues. Sorting problems and alerts

North West England

Calling on and selling Nestle Confectionery to Independent Retailers in the North West of EnglandProspecting for new customers to increase distribution and client base Purchasing stock from Bookers and selling on to retailers from boot stock, expanding their ranges Merchandising, setting up displays, pos and successfully selling in promotions from car stock

North West, London, South East And Northern Districts

North West England

Developing services with current members and seeking new members to join NFRN

Warrington, United Kingdom

On a weekly basis arranging 120 – 190 shifts for 20 full time staff and many zero hour operators.Collating information on machines and putting together the weekly utilisation and fault reports, thereby helping to make sure that certification is fully up to date.Arranging transport to and from sites for all plant and machinery.Compiling in depth, accurate running sheets on behalf of the plant hire company.Making sure that each site has the correct personnel, machinery and attachments.Checking compliance, sheduling servicing.Operating 40 ton articulated dump truck.

Poznan, Greater Poland District, Poland

Recruiting doctors, dentists and nurses from Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Hungary for placement in private practice and NHS in UK. Residing in Poznan, Poland. 3 reports. In charge of the design and distribution of promotional material.Increased overall recruitment by 63%.Project leader, in charge of opening new dental practises in the UK.Building professional relationships with NHS, BUPA, Invest in Health, Charter Health and Red Brick Recruitment.Developing a database of NHS Trusts, Private Hospital Groups and private regional residential home groups and private nursing.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

In charge of Bathroom sales to all retail accounts including multiples

European company I set up for American Corporation selling small electrical products at home and through out Europe. Everything started from blank page. New range designed, new packaging designed, instructions written, web site set up, sales force employed. Assisted and trained sister companies depots in Rotterdam (Holland), Poznan (Poland) and Verona (Italy). Appointed solus distributor for France & Spain. Visited and sold into Obi in Czech Republic, Castorama Poland, and multiples in Holland, Belgium and Germany,

Sunbury On Thames

Manufacturer and distributor of Power & Hand Tools, Car Accessories, Decorating goods. Achieved listings with Homebase, Makro, Robert Dyas & many moreTrebling KINZO’s £2.5million in the UK within the first year by achieving listings with major multiples.Achieved 9 major product listings with Homebase, alongside four products on regular promotion.Gained new business and customers for the company with the promotion of power and hand tools.

Increased National Accounts share of the UK turnover from 8% to 65% giving a market share of almost 90%.Made the UK National Accounts the LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR OF ALL SALES WORLDWIDE, over £8 million. From January 1996 I was promoted to working with agents to develop sales to the multiples in Holland and Belgium. Ran a team of overseas agents, setting targets and goals, making joint visits.Ran 2 brands, Friedland (door chimes) and Superswitch (home control and security products including security lighting). Researched and implemented employing a merchandising service to increase turnover in stores which lead to Sales INCREASE by 20.9%, Returns REDUCED by 32% costs increasing just by only 5% thus maximising profits.Represented Friedland on Caradon Group’s Best Practice Committee, which set the policy for the group and personally wrote a number of ‘Best Practices’ for the group including ‘Customer Contact Management’. Ran a sales - force of 10 retail salesmen INCREASING TURNOVER in real terms by 23%.Responsible for forecasting, strategy planning, budgeting and goal setting with maximising profit opportunities, development of sales and margin enhancement.Amongst the SUCCESSES with the major accounts were:EXCLUSIVE in B&Q (Removing competitor), Texas, (Removing competitor) Homebase, Won EXCLUSIVE New Business in Focus, Great Mills and Do It All Removing competitors.  Won New Business with Argos, Index, Kays, GUS, Littlewoods, Empire Stores, and Grattons. Won New Accounts, Woolworths, Currys, Asda, Costco, Makro, Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsbury, Robert Dyas, John Lewis Partnership, Harrods, House of Fraser, Alders, and Boots.